The Osceola times., 1887-12-10
STILL UNSETTLED.
The English Cabinet stiil in Disrupted
Condltlon-Mr. Goschen as "A finahciai
Factor-Probable Elevation OF "liliam
Henry smith to the Peerage-The Lloer-
aIs L milling on ComplacentlN.

ais LooiinR on Complacently'
LONDON. Jan. q-The reconstruction oil
the Cabinet is still uucompleted. Lord
Salisbury continues to make changes ana
arrangements, which are eXultlhgS
noted bv the Gladstonian Liberals as De
traying the intrinsic weakness OF the gov
ernmcnt. But since it has become deh
nitely known that Mr. GOsChen, as Chan'
cellor of the Exchequer. is to be the only
Whg in the Cabinet popular interest," III
the ultimate composition Of the body has
abated The more dominant question IS,
what change of policy will be brought
about by reason of Mr.. Goschen's presence
in the council Of the governments Those
familiar with the strong mentality OF thls
really great tnancier are freely predlc'-
ing that. having now for the first time OBJ
tanned an opportunity TO show what ne can
do, he will surprise those who have hlth'
erto failed to recognize Adequately ms
abilities In fact, he Is exposed 10
be to the Salisbury cabinet what John
Morley was 10 the last Gladstone cabinet
It is at least pretty certain that he WIZ
have IA chance TO win his spurs
II he can, as government leader
for the tenure of Right Hon william
Henry Smith, in that capacity Is to be put
temporary Before the close OF the ses
sion, Mr.. smith will be transferred 70 the
House Of Lords. lie preferred to remain
in the House Of Commons, and in That
tase would, of course, have been enutIeu
10 the leadership; but for war secre-
tsrv to lead the government ranks would
have been an awkward innovation. Pre-
escnt-which in English governmental
affairs amounts nearly 10 law-r'eq uires
that the leader OF the Commons shall be
either the Chancellor of the Exhecquer or
the First Lord Of the Treasury, and it VIII
be easier to elevate the War Secretary 10
the pcerage than to break in upon time
honored custom. Then, too there is doubt
that MIR. Goschen will strengthen LORD
Salisbury's hands, especially IN hls iorelgn
policy. and, more particularly that part
Of the foreign policy which lies in the di-
rection of the German and Austrian alli-
ance aud the retentiun Of English contro
over Egypt In regard to the Irish ques
tion, Mr. Goschen supports Lord Ash
bourne's theories He favorsa settlement
of the land problem by the introduction
of large scheme to buy out the landlords,
but concurrently with this he would in
sist upon the severest measures In the car
rying out of existing laws, regardless OF
inc GndlatltF OF lut ltuduAS "
forbearance. His influence, therefore,
tends straight toward the enactment OF
another crimes bill. The leading measure
for England, modified under him, will be
one in regard to local government The
first draft of the bill on the project pre-
pared before Mr. Goschen entered the
cabinet certainly contained proposal
to give the popular vote only half rep
To-. slg no
other half in the privileged classes. Mr.
Goschen has now received Lord Salisbury's
assent to his views in favor of making
the measure one which recognize. unmix
az popular representation. To sum up
Mr. t,sschen's presence in the cabinet
means the prSmulgation of an absolutely
sound fiscal policy me budget unuer
the influence OF his well known nhahcia
views, win be laid down ON tne stra'ght
est lines known to conservative HpDGco'
No sensational figures Will enter INTO the
estimates Of the new Chancellor OF the
Exchequcr He will make the most OF his
knowledge of monetary affairs-and 1t is
almost uulimited-to strengthen the posi-
ton of the recognized cabinet financial
ly. and he win help to give TO the country
a sound administration in those great
spending departments of the Government,
the army and navy His foreign policy,
like Lord Salisbury's, will be firm; his
treatment Of Irish affairs how.
ever. will be dangerous; GER
tainly dangerous TO the contlnu
ance in power Of Tory government, for
Mr.. Goschen's record is implacably OPP
posed to any but the severest measures
for Ireland Liberal UnionIsts are be
10 hat
Goschen's appearance in the Tory camp
has cast a general suspicion over the whole
Liberal Unionist section that as pseudo
Liberals, despite their protest, they are
bound soon TO be absorbed into the Con
servative ranks An immediate result Of
this conviction has been the rapid gravita
ton Of the Radical Unionists toward Mr.
Gladstone. Had Mr.. Goschen rejected
Lord Salisburys offer of office, the Cham.
berlain- Morley conference would never
have been thought Of certainly never
have taken place Mr., Chamber
lain's consultations with the leaders
If the National Radical Union have
disclosed an eagerness on the part Of the
majority of members for Cancellation on
terms far beyond what Mr. Chamberlain
himself was willing 10 concede Mr. Cham
toward an amicable arrangement, no
doubt but he was hardly ready TO con
cede demands which his Union
ist collcages did not think very rca son-
able. In short, when notes were COM
pared, Nj. Chamberlain found himself al.
most alone in some points OF opposition 10
his old friends, the Liberals, and many Of
his IDEAS about "sticking IL out were re-
ceivcd by his brother Radical-Unionists
with discouragmg lukewarmness. He
has without question been forced into his
present position by the consultation II
the spirit and desires of the Radical I'm
lonists were faithfully represented By
Messrs Chamberlain aud Trevelyan al
thc recent conference concerning reunion
II is probable that the Radicals Will
ultimately accept Mr.. Gladstone Home
Rule bill provided the powers ofthe pr.
posed Irish Parliament be limited 50 as 10
deal with measures of domestic leglsla
tion, which powers shall be strictly de
fined by statute law. Inoutward seeming
this was Mr., Chamberlain = position when
he was in utter opposition TO Mr. Glad
stone but the compromise is TO be looked
for ia the wide sphere to be assigned 10
the Irish Parliament in the matter Of
legislation The difference between the
Gladstonians and the Radical-UniOnists
becomes a matter Of mere words if the
Irish Parliament be given ample power in
domestic affairs, peciically defined
hv statute. instead Of the
privilege embodied in tho Glad.
stone bill. which left the Irish logs-
lature in fun control except where its
prerogrative was limited by clauses which
specifically defined the matters upon
which it might not pass.
sensational Courts s-MartiaL
WAsnINGToN, Jan 10 Two army courts
martial IN Washington will make quite
sensation. The count. which will rOnVeno